Student Engagement

The ACER Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the Australian Council for Educational Research, has helped support schooling in the Kingdom of Lesotho.

Darren Matthews reports on the development and piloting of an assessment of university support services for regional, rural and remote students on transition to university.

Dan Cloney reports on an evaluation of literacy programs being delivered to vulnerable children in Papua New Guinea.

Play-based learning is generally associated with preschool children, but new research provides a model for playful learning at school.

Lower incidences of bullying in schools are linked to higher levels of achievement, according to Sue Thomson.

A professional development program for maths teachers in South Australia that puts primary school students two months ahead of their peers has been extended.